STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The PRC and the World: Rolling the Dice
How Xi Jinping is Gambling to Dominate the 19th Party Congress
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Broader Ramifications of the Arab States’ Rift with Qatar
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Strategic Symbolism in an Era of Resurgent Identity Politics
A look at the example of how Ethiopia’s search for cohesiveness and growth reaches, of necessity, into its historical identity
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Strategic Architecture: Indo-Pacific Overtures
How the Present, Multi-Dimension Imbroglio Plays Out. Global Power is at Stake.
AFRICA
EN CLAIR | Turkey’s Referendum is Transformative for Eurasia, Middle East
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moving the Global Geopolitical Center of Gravity
Why is the global strategic architecture changing? What led to it? How is it changing? How can we plan for it? Who will be at the center of gravity of the next era? And where?
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | The Identity Fulcrum
AFRICA
Preparing for Xi’s Visit to Trump
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Leadership Symbolism: Descendant of the Sage in China
Is the rôle of the Sacrificial Official to Confucius a potential future factor in greater China identity issues?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The RedMed: Somaliland’s Furor Reflects Wider Conflicts
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ugandan Unrest Jeopardizes Beijing’s Logistics Plans
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
INTERVIEW | Iranian Statesman Ardeshir Zahedi Looks to the Future
Ardeshir Zahedi talks with Gregory R. Copley, Editor